Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics

A revised edition of a classic introductory phonetics guide and workbookFor years both students and instructors have found that the key to mastering phonetics is careful listening and extensive transcription practice. This new edition combines Calvert's descriptive phonetics text and Calvert's workbook into one updated, user-friendly guide to phonetics and transcription. The book contains a wealth of phonetics exercises as well as online access to additional material for practice outside the classroom.Key Features:Includes the most up-to-date information on dialect and applied phoneticsConcept questions at the end of each chapter help students integrate previously learned and new materialExtensive listening exercises facilitate mastery of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)Phonetic transcription drills give students practice in both listening and transcriptionThis book is an excellent study tool and clinical review of basic phonetics for all students in speech language pathology and audiology.

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Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, School of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology; University of Akron, Akron, OH

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The key to phonetics mastery is constant listening and transcription practice. Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics Transcription Workbook, now in a completely revised third edition, provides a wealth of exercises for developing a strong foundation in phonetics. Designed for use alone or with Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics text, this state-of-the-art workbook is packed with narrow transcription practice, lessons on basic consonant and vowel transcription, multiple opportunities to learn IPA symbols, and a CD-ROM of the first ten chapters of exercises, allowing for practice outside the classroom. Special workbook features: ·Repeated transcription practice- the key to IPA proficiency! - A new chapter on thinking in terms of phonemes rather than letters, a common mistake among students - Additional transcription exercises in the chapters on vowel and dipthongs - Discrimination practice that requires a higher level of listening skills and IPA mastery, pushing students to reach their potential! - An accompanying CD-ROM for instruction beyond the classroom With chapters covering everything from standard linguistic habits, to spelling and dictation, the revised and expanded edition of this classic learning tool paves the way to IPA aptitude. Every chapter has been revised, and increasingly challenging exercises have been added, the perfect way to strengthen listening and transcription skills throughout the educational process.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Speech Production Mechanism and Processes
Chapter 3 Vowels and Diphthongs
Chapter 4 American-English Consonants
Chapter 5 Connected Speech: Segmental and Suprasegmental Effects
Chapter 6 Multicultural Variations: Dialects
Chapter 7 Applied Phonetics
Glossary
Appendix A. Chapter Exercises
Appendix B. Answer Key: Chapter Concept Questions
Appendix C. Answer Key: Chapter Exercises
Appendix D. References